Feb. 4, 2014

Colorado State guard Daniel Bejarano drives to the basket in the first half against CU Boulder in Moby Arena. Hunter Thompson/For the Coloradoan Colorado State Guard Daniel Bejarano drives to the basket in the first half against CU Boulder in Moby Arena.

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Coach Larry Eustachy and Daniel Bejarano said Tuesday people made far too much of their heated exchange during the CSU men's basketball team's game Saturday night at San Diego State and that their relationship is as strong as ever.

"It's part of growing up and playing a different role," Eustachy said after the Rams' practice Tuesday at Moby Arena. "Stuff is made way too much out of it. There never was an issue. It's part of taking on a new role and learning it."

Bejarno, a junior guard, said there are no lingering issues between him and Eustachy and that he, too, is ready to put the incident behind him and move on.

Bejarano, the Rams' second-leading scorer (15.7 points a game) and leading rebounder (8.6), was benched less than three minutes into the Rams' 65-56 loss Saturday night at No. 5 San Diego State and got into a heated verbal exchange with Eustachy during the first media timeout a few minutes later. Bejarano had to be physically restrained by an assistant coach in an incident that was replayed on the ESPNU television broadcast from two different angles.

Eustachy said he and Bejarano talked openly in front of the entire team after the game about what happened, and leading scorer J.J. Avila said the team is closer together than ever now.

"I don't know what's being said about what happened," Eustachy said, "but if it's negative towards Daniel, than that's not fair because he's a great kid. … It was just a tough situation that does not reflect who he really is."

Bejarano said he was looking forward to getting back on the court Wednesday night, when the Rams (12-10, 3-6) face UNLV (15-7, 6-3) in a 7 p.m. game at Moby Arena.

"We're all family," Bejarano said. "Everyone argues here and there, but at the end of the day, we're good."